Mameluke
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mameluke in British English:
UK [ˈmæmilu:k]
How to pronounce Mameluke in American English:
US [ˈmæməˌluk]
Word Origin
- Mameluke
- Egyptian dynasty 1254-1517, originally a military unit comprised of Caucasian slaves, from Middle French mameluk and directly from Arabic mamluk "purchased slave," literally "possessed," from past participle of malaka "he possessed" (compare Arabic malik, Hebrew melekh "king").